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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: Bank of America <internalrevenueserivcedepartme@gmail.com>
Reply-To: bankofamericaorg82@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2021 12:08:08 +0100
Subject: Attention Dear,

ATTENTION DEAR VALUED ACCOUNT EMAIL OWNER,

YOUR DETAILS INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED AND CONFIRMED WITH WHAT WE
HAVE IN OUR DATABASE BEFORE WE PROCEED TO SET UP YOUR BANK ACCOUNT
PERSONAL RESIDENTIAL ONLINE ACCOUNT ,WE WANT TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE
THE SIMPLE PROCEDURE TO ACHIEVE THIS AIM WITH OUR BANK UNDER MY
SUPERVISION. FIRST AND FOREMOST THE ORIGIN OF FUNDS HAS PREVIOUSLY
ADVISED IN MY INITIAL EMAIL WAS FROM THE UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION
ON UNPAID PAYMENTS FROM DEPOSIT FUNDS FROM AFRICA,ASIA AND EASTERN
EUROPE.

YOUR NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION WAS RETRIEVED FROM THE SHORT LISTED
DATA ON THE FILE OF THE UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION. IF YOU TRY TO
RECOLLECT ,YOU WOULD REMEMBER CONDUCTED SOME BUSINESSES IN EITHER OF
THE MENTIONED THREE REGIONS (AFRICA,ASIA AND EASTERN EUROPE)AND THE
PURPOSE OF SELECTION WAS RANDOMLY MADE BY THE UNITED NATIONS
ORGANIZATION.OUR BANK STANDS OUT FROM ALL THE PRESENTLY DISTRESSED
BANK IN UNITED STATE AND NORTHERN AMERICA TO ENABLE THE PAYMENT OF
YOUR OVERDUE TRANSACTION THAT HAS BEEN PENDING FOR THE PAST SEVERAL
YEARS RELEASED.

I WANT YOU TO CLEARLY UNDERSTAND THAT, I AM HERE TO SERVE YOU
ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTION FROM FBI, HOMELAND SECURITIES OF STATES
AND UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION IN PARTICULAR . MOREOVER, I AM NOT
HERE TO PLAY ANY KIND OF JOKE WITH YOU.THE CLEARANCES FROM FEDERAL
RESERVE BANK AND US TREASURY DEPARTMENT TO ENABLE YOUR ONLINE TRANSFER
GO SMOOTHLY HAS BEEN ISSUE TO OUR BANK.

MEANWHILE, YOU HAVE TO CLEARLY UNDERSTAND THAT BEFORE WE CAN SET UP A
NEW BANK ACCOUNT PERSONAL RESIDENTIAL ONLINE ACCOUNT FOR YOU HERE IN
OUR BANK ,THE ACTIVATION FEE MUST BE PAID BY YOU AND IT WILL REFLECTED
IN OUR DATABASE AND YOUR ORIGINAL ACCOUNT WHICH WAS INSTRUCTED FROM
UNITED NATIONS WILL BE ACTIVATED. YOU HAVE TO SEND THE SUM OF $150.00
DOLLARS SEPHORA GIFT CARD OR GOOGLE PLAY CARD TO ACTIVATE YOUR BANK OF
AMERICA PERSONAL RESIDENTIAL ONLINE ACCOUNT BUT IF YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO
PAY THE TOTAL AMOUNT DEMANDED THEN YOU CAN TELL US HOW MUCH YOU CAN
AFFORD AND THIS PAYMENT WILL BE CREDITED TO YOUR ONLINE ACCOUNT BEFORE
WE CAN FULLY REMIT THE AMOUNT VALUE OF US$15.5 MILLION UNITED STATES
DOLLARS.


THIS IS WHY IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE FIRST OF ALL RECEIVE THE BANK OF
AMERICA PERSONAL RESIDENTIAL ONLINE ACCOUNT ACTIVATION FEE IN OUR
BANK, WHICH IN TURN WOULD RECORD AND FILE THE PAYMENT OF $150.00
DOLLARS BY SEPHORA GIFT CARD AND GOOGLE PLAY CARD AND FORWARD THE
INFORMATION TO OUR HEAD QUARTERS HERE IN USA AND IT WILL GET TO US
LIKE $100.00 SINGLE INTO 1 AND $50.00 1 AND SEND IT TO US .THEN THE
FUNDS WOULD BE RECEIVED IN TURN REGISTERED INTO THE SYSTEM AND ONCE IT
IS SIGHTED,THEN AN INSTRUCTION WOULD BE ISSUED OUT TO THAT EFFECT AND
THE DOCUMENTATION WOULD BE FORMALLY PRESENTED TO FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
JUST AS DESCRIBED IN MY MOST RECENT CORRESPONDENCE WITH YOU
EXPLAINING.

ONCE AGAIN IMMEDIATELY YOU BUY THE $150 USD DOLLARS SEPHORA GIFT CARD
OR GOOGLE PLAY CARD MAKE SURE YOUR SEND THE COPY OF THE $150.00 USD
DOLLARS SEPHORA GIFT CARD OR GOOGLE PLAY CARD HERE IN E-MAIL ADDRESS
BELOW=(brianthomasmoyi.bankofamerica8@gmail.com).

IN CONCLUSION,IT'S MY CONCERN TO DEMAND YOUR ULTIMATE HONESTY AND
COOPERATION TO ENABLE US EXPEDITE THIS TRANSACTION. I GUARANTEE THAT
THIS PROCESS WOULD BE EXECUTED UNDER A LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT THAT
WOULD LEGALLY PROTECT YOU FROM ANY BREACH OF LAW.

NOTE:IF YOU RECEIVED THIS MESSAGE IN YOUR SPAM/JUNK FOLDER,IT IS
BECAUSE OF THE RESTRICTIONS IMPLEMENTED BY YOUR INTERNET SERVICE
PROVIDER AND OURS.WE URGE YOU TO TREAT IT GENUINELY. THE INFORMATION
CONTAINED IN THIS E-MAIL IS PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL AND MAY ALSO BE
LEGALLY PRIVILEGED.

REGARDS,
MR.BRIAN THOMAS MOYNIHAN
CHIEF EXECUTIVES OFFICER,
BANK OF AMERICA.

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